Romans 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”
Romans 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.”
Romans 7:8 — World English Bible
Romans 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead. ”
Romans 7:8 — American Standard Version
Romans 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness--for apart from law sin is dead.”
Romans 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead. ”
Romans 7:8 — Darby Translation
Romans 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.”
Romans 7:8 — Geneva Bible
Romans 7:8 in Context — Romans 7
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
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